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Accept the body God gave you Pope on transgender issues

Jun 26, 2015

Pope Francis' new encyclical on the environment calls for men and women to acknowledge their bodies as a gift from God which should not be manipulated.
Don’t blame God when someone dies

Jun 26, 2015

Instead of blaming God when a parent loses a child — or vice versa — families should remember that, because of Christ’s resurrection, death does not have the final say, Pope Francis said.
The miracle that could lead to Mother Teresa’s canonization

Jun 26, 2015

The scientifically inexplicable healing of a Brazilian man suffering from an end-stage malignant brain tumour could be the miracle that earns Mother Teresa her canonization during the Jubilee of Mercy.
Pope: Shroud of Turin reminds us of all human suffering

Jun 26, 2015

Pope Francis prayed before the Shroud of Turin on Sunday and reflected on the role the reputed burial cloth of Jesus Christ can play in Christian spiritual life.
Pope, Orthodox patriarch express commitment for unity

Jun 26, 2015

Pope Francis and the patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch expressed their desire to work toward full communion of the two churches.
Pope fills the leadership gap left by world’s politicians

Jun 26, 2015

The publication of the Pope’s encyclical Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home, is of enormous significance. He has shown great wisdom and leadership.
Francis’ Laudato Si’ is a new literary genre not found in other encyclicals

Jun 26, 2015

'Laudato si' is not only an example of the Magisterium's social teaching: it also represents the birth of a new literary genre among papal documents.
In Middle East martyrdoms, Pope Francis sees seeds of Christian unity

Jun 26, 2015

Meeting with Syriac Orthodox leaders on Friday, Pope Francis decried the continuing martyrdom of Middle East Christians, and gave special mention to two Christian bishops kidnapped in Syria two years ago.
Christians and Muslims should unite against religious violence

Jun 26, 2015

In a message to the world’s Muslims, issued for Ramadan, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has called for cooperative action against religious violence.
UN chief hails Encyclical: Spotlighting climate change as critical ‘moral issue’

Jun 26, 2015

United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the release of Pope Francis’ Encyclical in which he deplored climate change as one of the principal challenges facing humanity and called for a ‘new dialogue’ about shaping the future of our planet.